It’s all well and good to mock Portsmouth for not paying their players. After all, Pompey is one of the twenty clubs lucky enough to be in the top league in the world; their players should be compensated appropriately, and it’s completely ridiculous that it isn’t happening. It was ridiculous with Valencia last year, and [...]
Archive for February 9th, 2010
Chester City Players Wish They Had it as Good as Portsmouth Players
Posted in Blue Square Premier, tagged Blue Square Premier, Chester City, Financial Disasters on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rooting for Arsenal is like watching Groundhog Day
Posted in General, tagged Arsenal, Arsenal Victimes, Arsene Wenger, Editorial on February 9, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I started writing this post a week ago, after Arsenal lost to Manchester United in quite an uninspiring performance. Arsenal were rather heavily outmatched by a United squad that wasn’t really expected to be that good this season. I wasn’t happy with the game, but as I was writing I realized that an even bigger [...]
Football Club Seeks Owner for Fun, Possible LTR
Posted in The Championship, tagged Crystal Palace, Financial Disasters on February 9, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This has what it’s come to, folks. In today’s Financial Times, the administrators who are now in charge of Crystal Palace ran this ad to try drum up a new owner. If it reminds you vaguely of the tactics used to try and sell Michael Owen, then you’re starting to pick up on the pattern [...]
